Table 2. Characteristics associated with Toxocara spp. infection in adults.
| Toxocara spp. Positive | Toxocara spp. Negative | aOR (95% CI)1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % Estimate (95% CI) | n | % Estimate (95% CI) | |||
| Sample Size | 727 | 5.3 (4.6–6.2) | 9445 | 94.7 (93.8–95.4) | ||
| Age group, yrs | ||||||
| 18–29 | 107 | 4.4 (3.4–5.8) | 2053 | 95.6 (94.2–96.6) | NS2 | |
| 30–39 | 92 | 4.8 (3.8–6.0) | 1594 | 95.2 (94.0–96.2) | ||
| 40–49 | 116 | 5.4 (4.3–6.8) | 1529 | 94.6 (93.2–95.7) | ||
| 50–59 | 130 | 6.4 (4.8–8.6) | 1462 | 93.6 (91.4–95.2) | ||
| 60+ | 282 | 5.7 (4.5–7.0) | 2807 | 94.3 (93.0–95.5) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 442 | 6.8 (5.9–7.9) | 4489 | 93.2 (92.1–94.1) | 1.9 (1.5–2.3) | |
| Female | 285 | 4.0 (3.2–4.9) | 4956 | 96.0 (95.1–96.8) | 1 (Reference) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 194 | 3.9 (3.1–4.9) | 3945 | 96.1 (95.1–96.9) | 1 (Reference) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 181 | 7.2 (5.8–8.8) | 2063 | 92.8 (91.2–94.2) | 1.5 (1.1–2.1) | |
| Hispanic | 226 | 9.8 (7.6–12.6) | 2001 | 90.2 (87.4–92.4) | 1.6 (1.1–2.4) | |
| Other race, including multicultural | 126 | 7.0 (5.7–8.7) | 1436 | 93.0 (91.3–94.3) | 1.8 (1.3–2.5) | |
| Marital Status3 | ||||||
| Married or living with partner | 411 | 5.2 (4.4–6.1) | 5209 | 94.8 (93.9–95.6) | ||
| Widowed, divorced, or separated | 178 | 6.4 (5.0–8.0) | 1940 | 93.6 (92.0–95.0) | NS2 | |
| Never married | 114 | 5.2 (3.9–6.9) | 1793 | 94.8 (93.1–96.1) | ||
| Education3 | ||||||
| Less than high school graduate | 279 | 11.5 (9.6–13.6) | 1859 | 88.5 (86.4–90.4) | 2.7 (1.9–3.7) | |
| High school graduate or GED | 176 | 7.2 (5.9–8.8) | 1891 | 92.8 (91.2–94.1) | 2.1 (1.5–2.9) | |
| Some college | 145 | 3.8 (2.9–4.9) | 2830 | 96.2 (95.1–97.1) | NS2 | |
| College graduate | 103 | 2.9 (2.3–3.7) | 2359 | 97.1 (96.3–97.7) | 1 (Reference) | |
| Health Insurance3 | ||||||
| Covered | 475 | 4.3 (3.7–5.0) | 7410 | 95.7 (95.0–96.3) | 1 (Reference) | |
| No Health Insurance | 252 | 9.9 (7.9–12.2) | 2024 | 90.1 (87.8–92.1) | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | |
| Asthma History3 | ||||||
| Yes | 89 | 4.7 (3.6–6.0) | 1469 | 95.3 (94.0–96.4) | NS2 | |
| No | 638 | 5.5 (4.7–6.4) | 7968 | 94.5 (93.6–95.3) | ||
| Ratio of family income to poverty3 | ||||||
| Below federal poverty level | 251 | 10.8 (8.9–13.0) | 2034 | 89.2 (87.0–91.1) | 1.8 (1.4–2.3) | |
| At or above federal poverty level | 408 | 4.2 (3.6–4.8) | 6685 | 95.8 (95.2–96.4) | 1 (Reference) | |
1 Adjusted Odds Ratio based on multiple regression analysis of 8901 participants with complete data.
2 NS: Non Significant.
3 Subsample does not sum to total sample due to non-responses.